Too much ambiguity and chaos to contribute /make a difference in Shared Services where management is too slow. - Anonymous employee Providence Employee Review

2.0
30 Nov 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Easy place to work in Renton if you are there for job and doesn't matter if you don't make a difference. People are generally nice and friendly.

Cons

Covert office environment. Ambiguity is okay when caused by change, but not when caused by culture of poor ways of managing and leading that cause ambiguity. too much ambiguity, ie. unclear goals and roles and when asking about that, you can expect a long turn around time to get them answered, which impacts productivity in Shared Services. Turnaround time of information / decisions from management is exceptionally long leaving workers in rework mode when mgmt. finally gets back to them. In 2+ years, never was thanked for all the work done except in mass meetings a few times a year. In 2+ years, Director was under big stress the entire time and I did not have a good experience with that. Organization does not have a development environment for employees as of 2014 for development in shared services. I didn't see very many promotions during my time there. (we were told the strategy was inspire and develop, so if they do follow through, things should change finally to where the org will be focused on development, which it needs in healthcare with ways healthcare industry is changing. No more mediocrity.) Shared Service offices - benefits reduced as of 2015. Tried to expand in my area of work, and was limited. CEO from Swedish has never managed an organization as big as this across 5 states.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

coworkers pay supporting people in community They post the same job in multiple locations because they are open to having that role exist in different locations in many cases (note the pay is also based on where as well though) Info for those reading reviews to get a picture: I'm United States, but India reviews should really be separate feedback entirely, paid less and fed daily (read location: Hyderabad).

Cons

My last management was completely toxic Had health issues and a valid claim that was ignored, only pressured Was pushed out by my management when they found out my salary Mgmt requested to submit feedback for improvement, then retaliated Since HR was outsourced and trying to protect the company from further lawsuits (I was not one but contemplated due to validity) of absolutely no help and honestly, completely inappropriate. You will be repeatedly asked to provide feedback, but it will be killed with a 1 on 1. If I had laid down and taken the angry repercussions of their poor process implementation, and their complete lack of accountability, I would still be there - I just would have transferred to another manager. Some managers and teams are more toxic than others, but favoritism and bullying are allowed and seen Overworked and under-represented but was great for several years.

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